Dramaturge

Cyrano's sword is sharp, his command feared, he is intelligent, witty, and quick-witted. Above all, however, he is a master of words and rhymes: when he writes poetry, the world is at his feet. If only it weren't for that large nose. It prevents him from confessing his love to the beautiful Roxane, who, in turn, is completely smitten with the undeniably attractive Christian de Neuvillette. What she doesn't know is that Christian's heart-rending love letters are not his own, but those of his friend and colleague Cyrano…

Cyrano de Bergerac

Vidmar Ballettsaal

The future Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse was in the midst of a life crisis when, in 1917, he wrote Demian in a three-week burst of intense writing , publishing it under the pseudonym Emil Sinclair. In it, he describes his coming of age: he experiences humiliations, breaks free from the constraints of his strict upbringing, endures bouts of alcoholism, idealizes a first love, and ultimately finds himself in a World War I military hospital. The older student Demian repeatedly appears at his side, guiding and supporting him in his questions about the connection between good and evil and in his search for his own identity. For both know: the collapse of Europe is imminent, and its rebirth requires new values.

Demian

Vidmarhallen

Prosperity, democracy, and freedom in the heart of Europe: That's Switzerland! But this image is deceptive. For a long time, Switzerland was the poorhouse of Europe. And until the 1970s, authorities throughout Switzerland, in the name of law and order, took action against people whose lifestyles did not conform to societal norms. Labeled "work-shy" and "dissolute," young women in particular were arbitrarily placed in institutions – poverty was fought by fighting the poor.

Spind'l… Sp'ich'r – Still'

An evening with Bernese youth
based on the novella by Heinrich von Kleist
in an adaptation by Dorle Trachternach and Joanna Praml
Michael Kohlhaas is furious: At a border crossing, his well-fed horses are confiscated under flimsy pretexts. What Kohlhaas suspected later turns out to be true: The entire operation was illegal. But that's not all. The horses were nearly worked to death, and his farmhand was abused. Kohlhaas wants justice! Instead of support, however, he encounters a corrupt legal system and embarks on a campaign of revenge that escalates violently. 

Kohlhaas

The Rainbow Bird is a very special bird with magnificent plumage in all the colors of the rainbow. Sadly, it is almost extinct. To save it, a second Rainbow Bird must be found: Kim, Karl, and Feathered friends embark on an imaginative research journey, searching for the Rainbow Bird in the highest treetops, the deepest ocean floor, and the darkest caves.

The Last Rainbow Bird

“I have set up the structure and it seems to have turned out well,” reads Kafka’s fragment. A being, an animal, a human, retreats into a warm, peaceful cave—far from the world. But then an inexplicable noise arises and disturbs the silence… A paranoid fear of enemies takes hold, drawing everything into its vortex, making everything suspect, and causing the security of the defensive structure to crumble.

The construction

This society is hypocritical! Deceitful! Self-absorbed! Everyone is ingratiating themselves, putting on a fake smile, friendly but not kind. No one can handle honest criticism; everything is wrapped in cotton wool with platitudes and softened with eloquent manners: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, alias Molière, through the mouth of his character Alceste, alias "the misanthrope," emotionally and polemically denounces the court society of his time. But: Doesn't Molière still strike a chord today? Are we capable of genuine criticism, beyond attacks, shitstorms, comment sections, or gossip?

Dramaturge

Krystian Podwórny

Events

Upcoming events

May 6 - Dec 21, 2026

Demian · Bühnen Bern

May 23 - Dec 29, 2026

Cyrano de Bergerac · Bühnen Bern

Sep 4 - Nov 10, 2026

Spind'l… Sp'ich'r – Still' · Bühnen Bern

Oct 10, 2026 - Mar 23, 2027

Kohlhaas · Bühnen Bern

Oct 13 - Nov 23, 2026

The Last Rainbow Bird · Bühnen Bern

Past events

May 23 - Dec 29, 2026

Cyrano de Bergerac · Bühnen Bern

May 6 - Dec 21, 2026

Demian · Bühnen Bern

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